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  • 281: Flashes of brilliance
    It's another rip-roaring edition of Life on Planet Porky the podcast with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones!

    On today's show they discuss: Fleetwood Mac, Irene Cara, the World Cup, politics v sport, favourite types of shoe, Led Zeppelin, rock star ashes locations being kept a mystery, Christmas Number Ones, Kirsty MacColl, Ulrika and Sven, celebrating wealth, whether you can really tell a liar, Tom Jones' enduring brilliance, and Las Vegas. It's the podcast that you can hear warbling in the valleys, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

    Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
    54 min
  • 280: Brahms & Liszt (but possibly not)
    It's another explosive edition of Life on Planet Porky with Porky and LAJ.

    Topics today include: The Mull of Kintyre, life after the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix' genius, recording sessions late into the night, The Cumberland Hotel, turning to the Hare Krishna movement, religious foundations, karma, Disney films and the Disney Cruise, The Clash, classical music, whether having a purpose in life is good for you, motorists being continuously penalised, Nottingham Castle being shut down, and Sir Winston Churchill. It's the podcast that knows a Great Briton when it sees one, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

    Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
    52 min
  • 279: Blowback, sack and crack
    Another episode of Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones has been fired into orbit!

    Topics today include: The Qatar World Cup, Iranian protests, England's good start, Cliff Jones, tournament boycott threats, Sven-Goran Eriksson and his various conquests, egg whites, Noddy Holder, ageing prematurely, the profligacy of the NHS, perms, sports stars singing, whether you can replace the company of a human with a life-size bear, Dennis Nilsen, Princess Anne's brilliance, gaslights, Smith & Jones, dull Royals, and hippy crack. It's the podcast that would never put anything it shouldn't up its nose, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

    Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
    49 min
  • 278: Porky won't go Dutch!
    It's another sparkling edition of Life on Planet Porky with the Porkmeister Mike Parry and the rock-chick writer extraordinaire, Lesley-Ann Jones! 

    Topics today include: enjoying the autumnal weather, the price of lunch in London, love for Wetherspoons, enthusiasm or otherwise for the Qatar World Cup, Rod Stewart's son and his expensive shoes, cohabiting couples deciding not to marry, why Porky never got hitched, the inimitable Don Mackay, Carly Simon's talent, interpretations of songs, Paul McCartney's sheepdog, LAJ's new book, Mull of Kintyre, NHS staff and their working patterns, Paul and Julian's airport selfie, tributes to Rab Noakes, and Porky using a hammer to try and fix his toothache. It's the podcast that is at one with nature, it's Life on Planet Porky.  

    This podcast is brought to you in association with Harry's. 

    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

    Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
    54 min
  • 277: Bhutto and Cluedo
    It's another exciting podcast from Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones as Life on Planet Porky returns.

    Today's topics include: LAJs night at the Sheraton, Arts Council money distribution, a new book on Abbey Road, Ringo's influence on the Beatles, Imran Khan's assassination attempt, Porky's friendship with Benazir Bhutto, Louis Tomlinson and One Direction, getting run over by your own car, Ronnie Radford, Cup final memories, Katy Perry's love of newspapers, the future of the press, Jeremy Clarkson slamming James Corden, Carpool Karaoke, and Andy Taylor's terminal cancer. It's the podcast which doesn't eat eggs, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    This podcast is brought to you in association with Harry's. 

    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

    Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
    52 min
  • 276: A false flagrante
    It's another salacious episode of Life on Planet Porky the podcast with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.

    Today's topics include: the clocks going back, breakfast TV news, Lew and Michael Grade, local radio services being slimmed down, Revolver's remastering, Ravi Shankar, Prince Harry, The White Lotus, ordering an extra pillow, keeping it in the family, Prince Jackson and his challenging dad, FADs, James Hunt's sexcapades, the racing driver reputation, feeling undervalued at work, Bono taking his mates to the pub, and Red Bull. It's the podcast that enables you to flap your arms and float in the sky, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    This podcast is brought to you in association with Harry's. 

    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

    Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
    55 min
  • 275: A sobering experience
    It's time for an autumnal edition of Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.

    Topics include: wading out in the leaves, You magazine turning 40, Nick Lloyd and Eve Pollard, momentous moments of the last 60 years, bully bosses, pubs setting aside areas for work, great bars of New York, Bill Wyman, how millions have never seen the countryside, grandparents, Karen Millen, tax bills, Blind Date, possible new safety laws on the subway, Adrian Chiles, Stellenbosch, vitamin supplements, and the Three Degrees. It's the podcast that knows exactly when it will see you again - it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    This podcast is brought to you in association with Harry's. 

    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

    Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
    53 min
  • 274: Thou dost protest too much
    It's another razor sharp episode of Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones. 

    Topics today include: the Harvest Festival, depressing news bulletins, power struggles in Fleet Street, unceremonious sackings, working with the Clintons, Cynthia and Julian Lennon, Being the real man behind the Benefit of Mr Kite poster, pressure cookers and air fryers, Chris De Burgh, artists who only appear at Christmas, WAGs, the controversy around the Qatar World Cup, England v Iran, the Dartford Crossing protests, Britain's tolerance as a nation, the climate emergency, a new album by the Rolling Stones, why it's best to play the hits, IKEA furniture, The Crown, and why fiction is always behind on-screen 'fact'. It's the podcast that does real drama, it's Life on Planet Porky.  

    This podcast is brought to you in association with Harry's. 

    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

    Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
    50 min
  • 273: Definitely not my bag
    It's time for the latest series of adventures from Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.

    Topics today include: newspaper delivery times, a pair of important birthdays, why the class of 66 haven't been bestowed with greater honours, Porky's Heysel experience, Shay Given's expensive break up, Liverpool being awarded Eurovision, the Adelphi hotel, Matthew Engel's new book on modern Britain, the dearth of Indian restaurants in Britain nowadays, Chinatown, women going to pubs by themselves, Daryl Hall, the popularity of Michael Jackson and Madonna in the 80s, Sex and the City, pigeon bags, and Ricky Hatton. It's the podcast that always lands the final blow, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    This podcast is brought to you in association with Harry's. 

    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

    Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
    50 min
  • 272: Hot under the collar
    It's another barnstormer of an episode of Life on Planet Porky with your guides Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.

    Topics today include: St Bride's church, Glasgow, teetotallers, Cestrians, renovating the (second) home, not having any friends, George Harrison's outlook on death, rainbows, the anniversary of the first Bond film, favourite 007 moments, how kids of celebrities can be directionless, Covid cancelling Ringo's tour, flu jabs, the convenience of department stores, searching for the remains of lost victims, and Marilyn Monroe. It's the show which is always forgiven for its sins, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    This podcast is brought to you in association with Harry's. 

    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

    Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
    51 min

About Planet Porky

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An exciting new podcast from Mike Parry as he lets you into his madcap world twice a week alongside co-host Lesley-Ann Jones. All visitors are welcome to Planet Porky.

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